Noting: There are four French public holidays between now (October 5) and January 2:All Saints' Day on November 1Armistice Day on November 11Christmas Day on December 25New Year's Day on January 1
Are public holidays "paid days off" for the various employees working at Kourou?If one does have to work the holiday, does one get paid extra?
On December 14, it is planned to launch a Soyuz-ST rocket with a Fregat-MT unit and a CSO 1 spacecraft (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) from the Kourou cosmodrome....“Roskosmos sees a way out of the negotiations with the Soyuz rocket launch provider from Kuru. If this launch is moved to an earlier date or postponed to the beginning of 2019, the problem will be solved: for the remaining two launches from Baikonur and one launch from the East there will be enough experts ", - the interlocutor of agency has declared.
Is it plausible that a VA247, consisting of HS4-SGS1 and GSAT-31, could process and then launch in late December?
The 2nd of November being a Friday, it's currently scheduled as a day off. Of course, if necessary, it might become a working day for some people (the same is true for Saturdays, off by default, but if the campaign is running late, some people will work)The 11th of November is a Sunday.The whole CSG will be closed between Christmas and the 1st of January (24/12 to 02/01)<snip>
https://ria.ru/space/20181005/1530024806.htmlGoogle translate:QuoteOn December 14, it is planned to launch a Soyuz-ST rocket with a Fregat-MT unit and a CSO 1 spacecraft (Composante Spatiale Optique-1) from the Kourou cosmodrome....“Roskosmos sees a way out of the negotiations with the Soyuz rocket launch provider from Kuru. If this launch is moved to an earlier date or postponed to the beginning of 2019, the problem will be solved: for the remaining two launches from Baikonur and one launch from the East there will be enough experts ", - the interlocutor of agency has declared.
Between October 10-12, scientists from China’s space programme and the European Space Agency (ESA) conducted a review of China-ESA joint mission SMILE. During the review, they confirmed that the SMILE spacecraft will be launched in 2021 on Arianespace’s upcoming Vega-C rocket, after choosing between the Soyuz, Ariane 6, and Vega-C.
ISIS, in its role as mission prime, will work closely with several component partners and subcontractors, such as Kubos Corporation, SCS Space and CubeSpace, to fulfill Royal Thai Air Force’s mission objectives. The satellite is planned for launch through ISIS’ launch services on board a Vega launch in Q3 2019.
SpacePharma plans to try again with the Falcon in early 2019, to be followed by another minilab launch with Italy’s Areianspace.
SpacePharma SA selected ISIS – Innovative Solutions In Space B.V. to build the platform and integrate the payload for their next mission, DIDO-3, with support for satellite commissioning after launch. The agreement is a continuation of a fruitful cooperation to realize SpacePharma’s previous satellite, named DIDO-2, which was the proof of concept mission to test miniaturized end-to-end pharmaceutical laboratory in space, allowing microgravity conditions.
ISIS selected by the Royal Thai Air Force to realize a complete 6U mission for Earth ObservationQuoteISIS, in its role as mission prime, will work closely with several component partners and subcontractors, such as Kubos Corporation, SCS Space and CubeSpace, to fulfill Royal Thai Air Force’s mission objectives. The satellite is planned for launch through ISIS’ launch services on board a Vega launch in Q3 2019....
Update from SFN launch schedule page, updated October 25:Launch time (no window listed yet): 21:34 UTC = 6:34 pm GFT
